Manager, Application Support

Canadian Automobile Association (CAA)

$75K — $95K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree or diploma in Computer Science, IT or related field, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years in an application support team
  • Practical experience with Windows Server, SQL Server, Tomcat, IIS, and OpenShift; Java experience is a plus
  • Familiarity with monitoring tools like Dynatrace and observability platforms
  • Knowledge of ITSM tools (Cherwell, Halo) and ITIL practices
  • Experience in CAD and/or travel booking systems is advantageous
  • Mobile application support experience (iOS/Android) is beneficial

Responsibilities

  • Develop and adhere to service level agreements for Roadside and Travel requests
  • Assess existing production systems and recommend technology upgrades
  • Create guidelines for vendor engagement to tackle production issues
  • Lead and mentor system analysts to enhance their expertise
  • Coordinate incident management with IT and Business teams
  • Manage vendor communications for implementation and support
  • Handle on-call rotation and serve as escalation for production systems

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model available
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Supportive team environment
  • Access to advanced technology solutions for project work
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams on new initiatives
Full Job Description
Position Details

What You Will Do
  • Develop and adhere to service level agreements (SLA's) for Roadside and Travel requests
  • Assess and support existing production systems and applications and give recommendations on how to maximize productivity by upgrading to newer and more robust technology solutions
  • Develop guidelines and framework for vendor engagement to configure new systems and resolve production issues
  • Lead and mentor a team of system analysts by providing goals, performance assessments and coaching to increase their level of expertise
  • Lead major incidents by coordinating, communicating, and cooperating with various IT and Business teams
  • Manage communications with vendors as part of incident management and implementations from an application support standpoint
  • Manage the on-call rotation schedule and serve as third-level escalation for PagerDuty alerts across all Roadside/Travel production systems.
  • Manage and configure the production systems and maintain the systems' integrity
  • Communicate and cooperate with IT stakeholders to make sure the production systems are well maintained
  • Communicate and cooperate with Roadside/Travel business stakeholders on maintenance activities and service outages
  • Create and publish reports on production systems' statistics
  • Application Support follows industry standards and meets the needs of all stakeholders as part of the SDLC
  • Support Roadside project work by participating in project meetings and providing system-related insights towards new initiatives
  • Participate in major project deployments to assist with executing on deployment steps, monitoring and/or testing
  • Collaborate with Product Management, DevOps, Digital Integrations and Network Operations teams on roadmap planning, platform modernization, and cross-functional initiatives


*Please note, salary range is not inclusive of total compensation. The expected salary range for this position will be impacted by factors such as the successful candidate's skills, experience and working location, as well as the specific position's business line, scope and level. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are encouraged to apply.

Who You Are
  • Degree or diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; Or equivalent in experience
  • Must have 5+ years of experience as part of an application support team
  • Practical experience with Windows Server, SQL Server, Tomcat, IIS and modern container platforms (OpenShift). Exposure to Java application ecosystems is an asset
  • Familiarity with monitoring and observability platforms (Dynatrace, Grafana, PagerDuty)
  • Familiarity with ITSM tools (Cherwell, Halo) and ITIL practices
  • Familiarity with Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and/or travel booking systems is an asset
  • Experience with mobile application support (iOS/Android) is an asset
  • Experience managing on-call rotation and leading major incident responses
  • Demonstrated ability to create and maintain SOPs and operational documentation (Confluence)
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Positive attitude


Internal applicants are asked to formally express their interest by applying online no later than 10 business days of the position being posted.

Please note that we may use AI tools to help us through the recruitment process.

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